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UCLA physicians find more effective method for detecting prostate cancer
Each year, 1 million men in the U.S. undergo biopsies to determine whether they have prostate cancer. The biopsy procedure traditionally has been guided by ultrasound imaging...
12 days ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Could Two Drugs Fight Prostate Cancer Earlier?
Two drugs that interfere with cancer's ability to use testosterone for fuel, apalutamide and enzalutamide , are already approved for use against more advanced prostate tumors...
21 days ago - Web MD - 5 articles
Prostate cancer marker activates growth factors that contribute to tumor spread
A new study indicates that PSA, a prostate cancer marker, is one of the catalysts that activate vascular endothelial and lymphangiogenic growth factors which contribute to the...
1 month ago - News Medical - 2 articles
My Mom Has Breast Cancer, And I Feel Guilty All The Time
When my mom phoned to say that her most recent mammogram showed some abnormalities, I instantly felt sick to my stomach. I just knew that her subsequent biopsy would show...
1 month ago - Scary Mommy
Study offers new insights into treatment targets for advanced prostate cancers
A study published recently in the Journal of Clinical Oncology Precision Oncology, an American Society of Clinical Oncology journal, outlines findings from the largest-ever...
1 month ago - News Medical - 3 articles
Treat Prostate Cancer? Clues Lie in Chromosomes
Changes in chromosomes within prostate cancer cells may help predict how aggressive a tumor is, a new study has found.
1 month ago - Web MD
Treatment targets for men with advanced prostate cancers
A study outlines findings from the largest-ever prospective genomic analysis of advanced prostate cancer tumors. Using comprehensive genomic profiling to analyze thousands of...
1 month ago - ScienceDaily - 2 articles
New Biomarker Helps Identify Men With Prostate Cancer at Increased Risk of Tumor Metastasis
A significantly lower presence of syntaphilin -a mitochondrial protein-within the tumor's central core versus at the tumor's invasive outer edge, may identify patients at...
1 month ago - Medindia Health
Laser Ablation for Prostate Cancer: Largest Data Set
Focal laser ablation destroys tumor tissue with precision, but nearly 20% of men needed some form of re-treatment after 1 year. Medscape Medical News
1 month ago - Medscape - 2 articles
Single dose of targeted radiotherapy is safe and effective for prostate cancer
A single high dose of radiation that can be delivered directly to the tumor within a few minutes is a safe and effective technique for treating men with low-risk prostate cancer.
1 month ago - ScienceDaily
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MRI Plus Systematic Sampling Ups First-Time Prostate-Biopsy Hits
In biopsy-naive men, combining MRI with systematic sampling of the imaged lesions increases detection of clinically significant prostate cancer, according to California-based...